The Review

Everything Everywhere All at Once


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Shirley Li, David Sims, and Spencer Kornhaber discuss the hit action comedy Everything Everywhere All at Once. At a time when every show or movie has a multiverse, how does this film’s “verse-jumping” manage to be so cathartic it made us cry?


The trio follows up on last week’s discussion of Turning Red to unpack how this movie uses a multiverse to convey the experience of an immigrant family. They also unpack Michelle Yeoh’s incredible career and how the film’s unique mix of silliness and sentiment gave her an opportunity she’s waited years for. 


Further reading:

  • Everything Everywhere All at Once Is a Mind-Bending Multiverse Fantasy
  • How Hollywood's Weirdest Filmmakers Made a Movie About Everything
  • Everything Everywhere All at Once Is a Masterpiece

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